X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54
4 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72
5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90
6 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84 90 96 102 108
7 0 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70 77 84 91 98 105 112 119 126
8 0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 120 128 136 144
9 0 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 99 108 117 126 135 144 153 162
10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180
11 0 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 110 121 132 143 154 165 176 187 198
12 0 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156 168 180 192 204 216
13 0 13 26 39 52 65 78 91 104 117 130 143 156 169 182 195 208 221 234
14 0 14 28 42 56 70 84 98 112 126 140 154 168 182 196 210 224 238 252
15 0 15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 135 150 165 180 195 210 225 240 255 270
16 0 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 256 272 288
17 0 17 34 51 68 85 102 119 136 153 170 187 204 221 238 255 272 286 306
18 0 18 36 54 72 90 108 126 144 162 180 198 216 234 252 270 288 306 324
19 0 19 38 57 76 95 114 133 152 171 190 209 228 247 266 285 304 325 342
20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360
Rules to Help Learn Multiplication Facts
Rule #1 – Any number times 1 equals the other number.
5x1=5 1x7=7
Rule #2 – Any number times 10 equals the other number plus a 0.
50 x 1 = 50 1 x 70 = 70
Rule #3 – Any number times 11 equals the other number doubled.
5 x 11 =55 11 x 7 = 77
Rule #4 – Skip count when multiplying by 2’s. (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18)
5 x 2 = 10 2 x 7 = 14
Rule #5 – You can remember the 4’s by doubling twice.
5 x 4 = double 5 =10 so 10 +10=20 2 x 7 = double 7=14 so 14+14=28
Rule #6 – When you multiply 6 by an even number, they both end in the same digit.
2 x 6 =12 4 x 6 = 24 6 x 6 = 36 8 x 6 = 48
Rule #7 – Remember the sequence 5-6-7-8 will help you remember 7 x 8. This means 56 = 7 x 8.
Rule #8 – Skip count when multiplying by 5’s. (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45)
5 x 5 = 25 5 x 7 = 35
Rule #9 – Use your fingers. Bend down the finger you are multiplying by 9.
For 5 x 9, bend down finger #5. You have 4 fingers on
3 4 the left side of the bent finger and 5 fingers on the
2 7 8
5 right side of the bent finger. The answer is 45.
9
1 6
10
For 9 x 7, bend down finger 7. You have 6 fingers on
the left side of the bent finger and 3 fingers on the
right side of the bent finger. The answer is 63.
A Fun Way to Impress Your Friends
This multiplication trick only works with a very specific type of problem, but you can really
impress your family and friends by solving this type of multiplication problem in record time if
you are the only one that knows the ‘trick.’
The trick works when you multiply a 2 digit number by a 2 digit number if:
the two digits in the tens place add up to 10
the 2 digits in the ones place repeat
Example Problems
23 x 83 91 x 11 75 x 35 64 x 44
2 + 8 = 10 9 + 1 = 10 7 + 3 = 10 6 + 4 = 10
Both numbers in the The number 1 is in The ones place has Both numbers in the
ones place are 3’s. the ones place. the number 5. ones place are 4’s.
Here is how to solve the problem.
Step #1 -Multiple the numbers in the ones place and write down your answer in the ones and
tens place.
thousands hundreds tens ones
For 23 x 83, multiply 3 times three. The answer is 9. Write nine in the ones place and place a
zero in the tens place.
thousands hundreds 0 9
Step #2 – Multiply the two numbers in the tens place and then add one of the numbers in the
ones place to that total.
For 23 x 83, multiply 2 x 8 and then add 3.
2 x 8 = 16 + 3 = 19 - Place this number in the thousands and hundreds place.
1 9 0 9
23 x 83 = 1909
On the next page, you will find a list of problems that follow this pattern. Give them a try.
Multiplication Problems
19 x 99 = 35 x 75 = 67 x 47 = 60 x 40 =
81 x 21 = 28 x 88 = 56 x 56 = 39 x 79 =
22 x 82 = 75 x 35 = 57 x 57 = 74 x 34 =
43 x 63 = 94 x 14 = 86 x 26 = 48 x 68 =
Another Strategy for Multiplying Two-Digit by Multiplying Two
Digit Numbers
This method has three steps and is not quite as easy to do in your head as the previous
method. It is not as limited as the first trick and you can use it with any 2-digit by 2-digit
multiplication problem.
Step #1
Multiply the 2 numbers in the ones places. Place the answer you get in the ones place in the
ones place column. You must remember the number you get in the tens place.
Example
Step #1 Write the 4 down and
remember the 1.
6 2
5 7
2x7=1 4
4
Step #2
Multiply the numbers at opposite corners and add them together. Then add the number you
remembered from Step #1. Just like in Step #1, write the number you get in the ones place
in the next box (tens place) and remember the other number.
Step #2
6 2 Write the 3 down and
remember the 5.
5 7
6 x 7 = 42
2 x 5 = 10
42 + 10 = 52
52 + 1 = 5 3
3 4
Step #3
Multiply the two numbers in the left column and add the number you remembered from
Step #3. Example
Step #3
6 2
5 7
6 x 5 = 30
30 + 5 = 35
3 5 3 4
This is not really a trick but rather a method for being able to do mental math.
The method follows traditional multiplication steps.
